egregiously
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解説 Definition
極めて悪い、または著しく不適切な程度。非常にひどい、顕著な悪行や言動を指す。
Egregiously means in an extremely bad, shocking, or obvious way. It is often used to describe serious mistakes, unfair behavior, or actions that are much worse than normal. The word is fairly formal and usually adds strong criticism.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
egregiously は、まず形容詞 egregious「目立ってひどい」を押さえ、-ly で副詞化した形だと見ると覚えやすいです。単なる very badly ではなく、「悪さ・不適切さが大きすぎて誰の目にも明らか」という非難のこもった語。egregiously wrong, egregiously unfair, an egregiously misleading claim のように、判断ミス・不正・不公平が露骨な場面でよく使われます。extremely よりも強く、しかもほぼ常にマイナス評価だと結びつけると定着します。
Start with `egregious`, then add `-ly` to make the adverb `egregiously`. This word is not just `very badly`; it usually means the problem is so bad that everyone can clearly see it. Think of common pairs like `egregiously unfair` or `egregiously wrong`.
例文
His egregiously rude behavior shocked everyone in the meeting.
彼の著しく無礼な振る舞いは、会議にいた全員に衝撃を与えた。
The company made egregiously false claims about their products.
その企業は自社製品について著しく虚偽の主張をした。
She was egregiously overcharged for the simple repair work.
彼女は簡単な修理作業で著しく過剰な金額を請求された。
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egregiously の語源・成り立ち Etymology
egregiously はラテン語 egregius『群れから抜き出た、並外れた』に由来し、e-『外へ』+ grex『群れ』に分けられる。もとは良い意味の『傑出した』だが、英語では皮肉を帯びて『ひどく目立って悪い』に傾いた。関連語は gregarious, segregate。
Egregiously comes from Latin egregius, meaning "standing out from the flock," from e- "out" and grex "flock." It first had a positive sense, like "remarkable" or "distinguished." In English, it later shifted into an ironic negative sense, meaning something that stands out in a very bad way. Related words include gregarious and segregate.
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